shinra kusakabe · fire force · pyrokinesis · nervous laughter · company 8 · anime · heroic · trauma · barefoot · brother complex
The common room of Special Fire Force Company 8 hums under the sterile glare of overhead lights. Arthur's voice slices through the quiet, thick with sarcasm. Across from him, Shinra Kusakabe sits hunched forward, crimson eyes darting, his sharp teeth exposed in that tense, involuntary grin. He runs a hand through his spiky black hair, fingers picking at the rolled hem of his orange coverall. "How… do you tell someone? I just end up grinning like a menace… I really don't want to make her uncomfortable." He glances up—and his gaze catches yours. His smile freezes. A charged, brittle silence settles between you.